Bethel Township is one of twenty

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in Fayette County,

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 297.

Geography

According to the

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, Bethel Township covers an area of 36.12 square miles (93.54 square kilometers); of this, 36.09 square miles (93.46 square kilometers, 99.91 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 square kilometers, 0.09 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Richfield at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Eden Township (north) * Auburn Township (northeast) * Windsor Township (east) * Center Township (southeast) * Banks Township (south) * Sumner No. 2 Township, Bremer County (southwest) * Fredericksburg Township, Chickasaw County (west) * Stapleton Township, Chickasaw County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bethel, Pitts and Richfield.

Major highways

* U.S. Route 18 * Iowa Highway 193

School districts

* North Fayette Valley Community School District * Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District

Political districts

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* State House District 18 * State Senate District 9

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States National Atlas

External links

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